Bruce Price scored 17 points to lead Tennessee State to a 60-58 upset road win against Illinois on Sunday. Jerrell Houston added 12 points for Tennessee State (4-7), which last played on Dec. 22 in an 83-74 loss to No. 15 Vanderbilt. The Tigers led 29-24 at halftime behind 40 percent shooting from the field and five 3-pointers.
Iowa freshman forward Jarryd Cole tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee Saturday and will miss the rest of the season. Cole, who had recently moved into the starting lineup, was averaging 6.6 points and 4.4 rebounds. He injured his knee midway through the second half of Iowa’s 57-50 win over Southeastern Louisiana, landing awkwardly after a dunk.
Auburn forward Korvotney Barber, the national field-goal percentage leader at 72.0 percent, is expected to be sidelined at least four weeks after breaking his non-shooting left hand. Barber, averaging 13.8 points and 6.9 rebounds, was injured Saturday in the Tigers’ 79-59 victory over Towson. The injury leaves the team with just six available scholarship players.
Pitt junior point guard Levance Fields will be out eight to 12 weeks after breaking a broken bone in his left foot to become the second Panthers starter knocked out of the lineup in as many games. Fields was hurt driving to the basket in No. 6 Pittsburgh’s (11-1) first defeat of the season, an 80-55 loss in Dayton on Saturday night.
Memphis coach John Calipari wanted to challenge his team with a tough nonconference schedule this season. It wasn’t tough enough to derail the Tigers. Robert Dozier had 18 points, Chris Douglas-Roberts scored 17 and second-ranked Memphis beat No. 17 Arizona 76-63 on Saturday night, the third time the Tigers have knocked off a ranked opponent this season.
It was a battle of streaks. Pittsburgh’s ended. Dayton’s didn’t. Brian Roberts scored 31 points and Dayton upset No. 6 Pittsburgh 80-55 on Saturday night, extending the Flyers’ winning streak to 10 and handing the Panthers their first loss of the season. Pittsburgh (11-1) had no answer for Roberts, who got repeated open looks and took full advantage.
Wisconsin’s Michael Flowers had two options with time running out: pass to tie, shoot to win. Easy choice, really. With a Texas defender leaving him room to shoot, Flowers swished a long 3-pointer with 2 seconds left to give the Badgers a one-point lead. As if that weren’t enough, he followed it with the defensive play of the game.
If the Anaheim Ducks are going to defend their Stanley Cup championship, they might start by cutting down on the penalties. Daniel Sedin and Matt Cooke each scored, and the Vancouver Canucks took advantage of several opportunities presented by the NHL’s most penalized team in a 2-1 victory over the struggling Ducks on Sunday night.
Dustin Brown’s first goal was an important one for the Kings. His second goal Sunday night was one to remember. The 23-year-old left wing helped rally the Kings in regulation, then scored in overtime to give Los Angeles a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks. The game-winner past Nikolai Khabibulin was Brown’s 18th goal, setting a new season-high.
The New York Rangers are learning to win games from behind. Brendan Shanahan scored 66 seconds into overtime to give the Rangers a 4-3 comeback victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday night, extending New York’s winning streak to three games. “You certainly have to be ready to do that,” Rangers coach Tom Renney said about coming from behind.
